MY DAD’S DEATHS

From the author and creator of the internationally acclaimed ‘Pretending Things are a Cock’ comes the story of the strange relationship between a comedian and his extremely conservative father, a man who has died… more than once.

Jon Bennett’s Dad always wanted his son to be an author… an author like Banjo Patterson.

Then his dad died…. but came back to life.

Then his father was killed falling off a ladder when Jon was 16… or so he thought. Six years later Jon’s Dad died in front of his eyes on a train… but got off at the next station. Last year, his dad was in a fatal accident…

Jon deeply offended his dad with the last solo comedy show he did about travelling around the world pretending things were his cock, and feels he owe’s it to him to make the new show… about him.

Having debuted the show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2012, My Dad’s Deaths went on to earn Bennett his second Just For Laughs Best Comedy nomination at the Montreal Fringe before critical success at the Adelaide Fringe in 2013.

Upcoming show dates;

Winnipeg Fringe (18-28th July)

Edinburgh Fringe (2-25 August)

Praise for My Dad’s Deaths;

“…the type of show the Fringe was created for. Armed only with self-deprecating wit and memories, Bennett reminds us that ordinary people lead extraordinary lives.★★★★★” – The Sunday Mail, Adelaide

“The audience is spellbound, laughing, gasping, allowing their emotions to be played upon.” “Gut-wrenchingly good – Bennett is a master storyteller. ★★★★”– Time Out Magazine

“Amongst the best, absolute funniest storytelling I’ve ever heard.” “Bennett never fails to capture his audience’s attention.” “Every Fringe Festival there’s at least one show I go to see more than once, and this year I think I’ve found it.” – dB Magazine

“A funny, honest and heart-warming show.★★★★” – The Advertiser

“A wonderful storyteller at the top of his game.★★★★1/2″ – The Plains Producer

“Moments of Tarantino-like suspense where he has the audience on the edge of their seat one moment then suddenly laughing at the inglorious blunders his father endured the next. It’s a hilarious but heartfelt show that’s worth experiencing!”- Rip It Up

“High comedy, high drama and a dynamite delivery” – The Gazette, Montreal

“One of the best storytellers your ever likely to see” – Squirrel Comedy

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dB Magazine – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe 2013 Yes, you read the show’s title right, ‘My Dad’s Deaths’, as in plural. And if life growing up for former South Australian country kid and now recognised worldwide collector of phallic-like images, Jon Bennett, wasn’t hard enough under a no-nonsense, yet extremely […]

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The Sunday Mail (24 Feb 2013) – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review Rating – ***** South Australian expat Jon Bennett’s completely engaging story about his relationship with his father is the type of show the Fringe was created for. Using slides and tongue-in-cheek asides, Bennett tells it like it is about a man he […]

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Rip It Up Mag – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths Review – Adelaide Fringe 2013 A spirited performance with more than just comedy, Jon Bennett brings to life the story of his Dad’s deaths. Accompanied by an endearing PowerPoint presentation he tells the hilarious tale of the many times he witnessed his father in near […]

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The Advertiser – Jon Bennett: My Dad’s Deaths – Adelaide Fringe 2013 Words: Kasia Ozog JON Bennett’s no-nonsense father has died many times. Well, more like has a knack of making his family think he’s died. There have been so many “deaths”, that Bennett has created an entire show about his father. There was the […]